media
queer focused
Gamut 1 is a trans, queer, black, indigenous, women-led organisation, which produces original, high-quality queer-focused rights-based educational media that aims to develop inclusive social values and empathy in local and global audience for the promotion of trans and queer human rights and wellbeing.
Gamut 1 envisions a queer-inclusive, rights-based society in which individual members are engaged, active, empowered and compassionate agents in their own lives, who build a supportive, inclusive environment for all members of their society.
To achieve this, Gamut 1’s mission is to create high-quality, queer-focused, rights-based, educational media which aims to develop inclusive social values and empathy in local and global audiences for the promotion of LGBTQIA+ human rights and health as declared in South African and International Human Rights Law.
Gamut 1 is dedicated to conducting ongoing research to better understand and strengthen the impact of our work and projects. Using an Action Research and Learning approach, research, monitoring and evaluation are integrated in all aspects of the organisation’s work, providing for continuous learning and adaption of our strategies to maximise our advocacy.
Gamut 1 also provides training workshops which are focussed around understanding and contextualising human rights, LGBTQIA+ issue-related training, gender and sexual orientation education, health, social inclusion, and peer facilitation techniques.
Media
Using high-quality, queer-focused, rights-based media, we develop inclusive social values and empathy in local and local audiences for the promotion of LGBTQIA+ human rights and wellbeing.
Discussion
Through facilitated peer discussions, we encourage debate, and further the cognitive personalisation, problem solving and contextualising of the issues presented.
Research
We conduct ongoing research to measure the influence and impact of our work, using both quantitative and qualitative data to better understand the power of storytelling to activate social change.
Empathy
Employing strategic experiential and storytelling elements and techniques, we evoke emotional engagement in our audiences, transforming audiences from passive observers into active participants. This is how we change hearts and minds.
Self-Efficacy
We build self-efficacy — a person’s ability to engage with and make choices about and for themselves, to change their attitudes and behaviour. This is how we change societies.
“I believe that telling our stories, first to ourselves and then to one another and the world, is a revolutionary act. It is an act that can be met with hostility, exclusion, and violence. It can also lead to love, understanding, transcendence, and community. I hope that my being real with you will help empower you to step into who you are and encourage you to share yourself with those around you.”